Two cases of brief left ventricular fibrillation concurrent with a beating right ventricle during cardiopulmonary bypass are described. Although no left or right ventricular dysfunction was detected postoperatively, this regional electrical heterogenicity suggests inhomogeneous myocardial protection during at least a short period of time. The precise mechanisms concerned are not clear and limited clinical and animal experimental analogies can be found in the literature.
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Univ Virginia Hlth Syst, Dept Emergency Med, 1215 Lee St, Charlottesville, VA 22901 USAUniv Virginia Hlth Syst, Dept Emergency Med, 1215 Lee St, Charlottesville, VA 22901 USA
Smith, Moira E.
Moak, James H.
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Univ Virginia Hlth Syst, Dept Emergency Med, 1215 Lee St, Charlottesville, VA 22901 USAUniv Virginia Hlth Syst, Dept Emergency Med, 1215 Lee St, Charlottesville, VA 22901 USA